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Responsible investors are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of their current decisions on the environment they will retire into. Evidence of rapid climate change is stacking up and any investment decision not factoring this in may be short-sighted.
In an uncertain global economic environment, investors are inclined to deviate from their financial plan and make impulsive investment decisions, often based on little more than an emotional reaction.
A further escalation in trade tensions between the US and China set the scene for financial markets during August. Investor anxiety saw emerging markets being sold off and safe haven investments, like US Treasuries, gold and the yen, rallying.
We find ourselves in an environment in which there is more to be worried about than usual, including an escalation of the China-US trade war, fallout from a “no-deal” Brexit, and erratic or aggressive Fed policy decisions.
Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?